Flag Bearer
This young boy proudly displays the new flag on the streets of Kingston a month before Independence Day
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Independence!
Declaration
Queen Elizabeth II declares Jamaica independent of the British Empire on the 6th of August, 1962
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Coat of Arms
The new Coat of Arms hangs proudly from a building in Downtown Kingston.
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One flag is lowered
Soldiers at Up Park Camp in Kingston lower the Union Jack, the flag of the British Empire, as two boys watch.
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A new one is raised
New Jamaican Flags fly along the city streets.
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And the new flag is popular
Jamaican ladies around a table full of the countrys new ensign
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Proud Jamaicans
A group of people look on as the flag is raised on Independence night
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Celebration
Two young acrobats perform to celebrate the nation's independence
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Cake!
A baker and his three-tired Independence cake with the country's motto 'out of many, one people' incribed in icing
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Fireworks
Fireworks explode in the night sky above the country's capital
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Parading
The first float rolls down the street as celebrators look on
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Party in the streets
A large crowd gathers to celebrate outside this Texaco gas station
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